Andy Thornton’s already calculated the scores if only top 3 had counted — as if it were Team finals — concluding:
… In Beijing, there was essentially one contender for gold, as the dominant Chinese went completely unchallenged. In Rotterdam, there were two, as Japan gave the Olympic champions a serious run for their money. In Tokyo, we’ve now got three, as the USA has now officially joined the party. …
American Gymnast – Surprise, Surprise…And A Sneak Peak At Men’s Team Finals!
(see Andy’s table below)
I’m predicting CHN, JPN, USA … RUS, GER
China will be better in team, I predict. They sometimes play games in prelims (e.g. Rotterdam) but didn’t seem to do so today.
USA had a good prelims. And could do it again, certainly. Horton will be even more motivated than usual, if that.
@J_Horton11
Can’t freakin wait to compete on Wednesday in the Team final! We are ready to fight to the end!
Everyone is assuming that Yusuke Tanaka will be back, but I’m not so sure. He definitely had a concussion and I’m hoping medical advice will eventually convince coaches to keep him out. That would hurt Japan.
… It’s going to be interesting.
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1 |
Japan |
276.61 |
– |
|
2 |
USA |
274.109 |
2.501 |
|
3 |
China |
272.260 |
4.35 |
|
4 |
Germany |
268.401 |
8.209 |
|
5 |
Russia |
266.995 |
9.615 |
|
6 |
Romania |
266.503 |
10.107 |
|
7 |
Ukraine |
264.502 |
12.108 |
|
8 |
Korea |
264.408 |
12.202 |
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